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A bridge over a stream, with a cottage behind

Watercolour
1829 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Lanscape with trees, a bridge, a stream, and a cottage.


Object details

Categories
Watercolours
Landscapes
Drawings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleA bridge over a stream, with a cottage behind (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil, pen, bistre ink, and water-colour on paper
Pencil
Ink
Bistre
Watercolour (Paint)
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, A Bridge over a Stream, with a cottage beyond, by John Constable, 1829
Physical description
Lanscape with trees, a bridge, a stream, and a cottage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.3cm
  • Width: 12.5cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'Constable was elected R.A. on 10 February 1829. He exhibited 'Hadleigh Castle' (now in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; see No. 127 [D.234-1888] in this Catalogue) and a landscape of a "rich cottage". He paid his last two visits to Fisher at Salisbury, in July and in November. His preparations for English Landscape Scenery got under way in this year: the earliest letter on the subject to Lucas printed by Shirley (S.: L., p. 20) is dated 28 August 1829.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p.190]
Subjects depicted
Bridge
Stream
Cottage
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 190, 192, 193
Other number
318, plate 234 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
205-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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